The Piskie Trap

In another Piskie Bite we take a look at some tales of Phantom coaches from Cornwall and Devon

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The first of some new little Piskie Bites. In this episode we explore a couple of macabre discoveries that have been made across Cornwall. Warning: contains some dark subject matter.

Here's a link to the blog post by the Cornish Bird:

https://cornishbirdblog.com/penzance-ghost-story-skeleton-under-the-floor/

Here's a link to Saltash History and Heritage:

https://saltash.org/saltash-people/willian-price-drury-cbe.html

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In this episode we explore a range of tales and superstitions involving the White Hare from across Cornwall, and chat with author and storyteller Mike O'Connor to delve a bit deeper into the stories, and the possible meanings and interpretations behind them.

Here's a link to the White Hare of Looe by Mazed Tales: https://www.mazedtales.org/content/stories/white-hare

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Cornwall is famous for its stories of smugglers and privateers. In this episode we look at the story of Zephaniah Job, who was known as 'The Smuggler's Banker', chatting to author and historian Jeremy Rowett Johns about the reality behind the smuggling that was going on in the Cornish village of Polperro during the eighteenth century.

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Here's a link to that self portrait of Lieutenant Gabriel Bray: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-200903

You can find out more about the Polperro Heritage Press and Jeremy's work here: https://www.polperropress.co.uk/

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In this episode we delve into the weird and wonderful world of the parson ghost layers in Cornwall during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and chat to blogger and podcaster Elizabeth Dale aka 'The Cornish Bird'.

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Here's the link to Mark Stoyle's article on the Gear Rout: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4053986

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Here's the link to the Cornish Bird blog and Podcast: https://cornishbirdblog.com/

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In this episode we explore a range of tales and superstitions surrounding Cornish Piskies, and chat to author and poet Anna Chorlton

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You can find out more about 'Mazed Tales' by visiting: https://www.mazedtales.org/

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Cornwall has a long history of mining, and in this episode we explore the legends and superstitions held by Cornish miners. Stories of the famous Cornish Knockers, and tales of a ghost said to haunt a particular mine on Cornwall's north coast. We chat to local historian Roger Radcliffe, to get his thoughts on these legends, and the realities of working in a mine.

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And the article by Ronald M James here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1499362

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Cornwall has many tales involving mermaids, and people's legendary encounters with them from over the centuries. In this episode we explore a range of mermaid stories from across Cornwall, some of them particularly famous, like the mermaid of Zennor, but where do these stories come from, and what's the significance behind them?

Storyteller Mike O'Connor, author of the book 'Cornish Folk Tales' gives his thoughts on these stories, and we try to delve into the mystery behind the famous carving at Zennor Church.

A quick update from Mike since recording: The Medieval Mystery Play referred to in the episode, concerning the dual nature of the Mermaid is actually entitled 'Passio Domini Nostri Jhesu Christi' rather than 'Bewnans Meriasek'.

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In this episode we explore the famous Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, and it's tales of smuggling and ghosts. Featuring conversations with Karin Beasant, who knows lots about the Inn's history, it's spooky tales, and has run paranormal investigations there.

For more information you check out the Inn's website: https://www.jamaicainn.co.uk/

For more about the author Daphne Du Maurier: https://www.dumaurier.org/

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Perhaps you've heard of the famous Salem Witch Trials, or maybe the Essex Witch Trials, but have you heard about the Bideford Witches? In this episode we delve into the story of four women from Bideford in North Devon, who were tried for witchcraft in the 1680s. You'll also hear extracts from a conversation with Professor Marion Gibson from the University of Exeter, whose research specialises in the history of magic and witchcraft.

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